Westmoreland Virginia Map

About Westmoreland, Virginia

Westmoreland is a locality in Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Westmoreland is located at 38.0643°N, 76.5588°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 22520.

Westmoreland, Virginia, unfolds along the Northern Neck, a peninsula where the Rappahannock River flows toward the Chesapeake Bay. It lies 11.0 miles west-south-west of Saint Marys, MD (from Saint Marys, MD: bearing 255°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south-west of Saint Inigoes. The landscape here is a gentle tapestry of broad fields, often a rich, dark earth, interspersed with stands of loblolly pine and oak, their branches reaching towards a sky that can shift from the purest cerulean to a bruised, dramatic grey. The air carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening corn in summer and the crisp, clean tang of salt from the nearby waterways, a constant reminder of the maritime heritage that shapes this coastal plain. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, seems to linger, bathing the weathered clapboard houses and the quiet country roads in a warm, honeyed glow. This land, long shaped by the ebb and flow of tides and the cultivation of its fertile soil, holds echoes of a colonial past. Westmoreland County was once a vital hub for tobacco planters, their fortunes built on the sweat and labor that defined the early economy of Virginia. Today, while agriculture still plays a role, the local economy is also bolstered by the nearby military installations and the quiet appeal of its waterfront properties, drawing visitors to its shores and historic sites. The ghosts of presidents, born in this very soil, seem to whisper on the breeze that rustles through the ancient trees bordering George Washington's Birthplace National Monument, a place where history feels not just preserved, but palpable.

About This Westmoreland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Westmoreland, Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.064296, -76.558844. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Westmoreland and Westmoreland County.

Detailed location data for Westmoreland includes the ZIP code (22488), telephone area code (540), county seat of Westmoreland County (Montross), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Westmoreland is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.